The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-03
THE NEWS IN CHICAGO.

at the Haymarket."
THE NEWS IN CHICAGO.
Msvv the Cenaenuea Men Received It-The
Fseiinr II the CITY and state-The oues-
taen that Troubles the Governer-TheTrue
Character or the Conac.ned Ansrchists.
CHICAGO, Nov. Ar have nothing to
say" was all that Anarchist Spies remarked
when, at high noon Of this magnificent Juno In
November day, word was conveyed TO him. on
dirty piece OF paper. that the Supreme Court
OF the United States had denied the petition
for interference in behalf OF himself and his
fellows Precisely how spies Parsons. or
either Of their associates would conduct him
self were he alone under sentence Of death
ia O very interesting problem. Soldiers
know that 1t is harder for man
to run away than to fight In battle:
yet individuals who are brought to face death.
disease, physical suffering. alone know that
It requires q greater degree OF mental and
moral strength to face the inevitable 30 than
whom together banded they meet an oncoming
shock. Having studied the countenances, ex-
pressions, and general bearing OF the men
under sentence during their trial. have
clinched tho conclusion then formed by
present study. that the women OF the party
possess o greater degree Of moral courage than
the mon.
No one Of the condemned men has at any
time in his life shown degree OF mental.
moral. or physical courage. Surely It re-
auired no courage to make, In socret, the de-
structive bomb, and It will not be pretended
that It required any degree Of any kind OF
courage to throw. in secret, bomb among
crowd Of men. women, and children. several OF
whom were killed, and many MANNED and
mangled to the present day
In accordance with the good old American
custom, these mon have been lionized from the
day Of their arraignment Flowers. sweet
meats, notes, poems, and all manner OF tri-
butes from tho silly have been laid at their
feet. I shall never forget the spectacle pre-
scented by beautiful maiden who passed,
during o recess In Judge Gary's court, bou-
Duets Of flowers to this that. and the other
man charged with tho heinous crime OF MUIR
der. Tho calm conceit. the self-suhlciency.
tho exaggerated estimate OF each personality
made each its impression upon me. and. doubt
less. upon every careful observer in that court
room. Every man, according to his men
trail traits, sat there as though In q
continuity Of tho photographing process.
Each felt that the eyes OF the civilized
world were upon him; each read daily descrip-
tions Of his personality. and long before tho
Rocking Chair jury presented to the Judge.
who sat like a masculine oasis In perfect
wilderness offemininity, their verdictand their
sentence, these mon were absolutely and un-
controvertibly convinced that they were each
and every one well-developed hero.
From that hour down to this morning. when
the brazen tongue Of clamorous time rang out
the MONDAY hour. that feeling was encour-
aged, enhanced. and multitudinously empha.
sized. so that clean-cut photograph Of their
interior would unouestionably disclose mass
not to say mess, Of self-conceit and self-suff1-
cheney uneuualled In the personalities Of any
other seven or seventy times seven men on tho
face OF the globe.
Clang! Chang! went the gong at the gate.
Breathless with speed a messenger entered.
To HIM 1t seemed as though chaos had como
again. and that nothing could begin to ap-
proach the hither verge Of the importance OF
the message he conveyed. The attendant at
the iron gate absolutely trembled with aglta-
ton. The sub-jailers and the deputy sheriffs
gathered about with blanched cheeks and
wavering eyes, each pricking up his ears to
catch the all-fmportant phrase. Tho warden
OF the jail. or Criminal Court building, as 1t Is
here designated. sat in his easy chair. smoking
his pipe OF clay, whom shutting steps beyond
the door suggested an unusual commotion.
The door was flung open and banged ssain INST
way viii, III Il the <, soas hs chair
on sSs
Ee 70 poee meant mach as to wdoWs and
orphans of the slaughtered policemen 1t meant
oo 5H1 shsa &c
Slowly he wrote . message to Spies. briefly an
tered the corridor In which are the cells in
which tho condemned SIT and write and sneer
pd Awass 5 IN P%ts5 sns to e.
projected into space, without the customary
aids Of brains and capital and industry. Spies
upon his pailid face-.ior he has grown thin
i iiwsd BY h1s GnS conference.-the asked au'r
Net SbseSulously but with In manly sypmpathy,
seem to a condemned man an sll-importsnt
9SE ss Tssd
stp SaH beside ndsb him; 10 remarked sny
He resumed his work. and indicated his de-
Called to halt By Spies, Who said:
The news was rec Received by the others charac-
tsristcally. The American public has been
d
b aess feensyea mem Of ' Gentle %oS They
have boon sent forth on silvery phrase as
come from i9rs rs W shores t. teach S the
live and move and enjoy their. being. II
one might believe tho current literature
OF the times they are above the ordinary
level Of intelligence, mon devoted to the
furtheranee Of an idea. men whose sympathies
encircle the globe. and whose humanitarian-
they are Commonplace people. They are not
their bread 81 the sweat Of their broys. They
are known throughout the length and breadth
OF this magnificent State, and especially In tho
upheaved streets OF this imperial city. as pro-
fessional agitators, as professional working
men. who professed. however, much more than
their set are; h, Marcy minded; bitter, Prsi Gs
finally eliminated In this informal illustration
of tho possibilities OF socialism whom pushed to
tho last degree OF anarchy.
1t must be said In reference to Parsons, who
is the one American among them. and OF Spies.
that while they wero professed workingmen
they really did some Intellectual labor In the
conduct Of labor papers. but they, never at
tanned the plano OF dignity or, pure intellectu-
ality on which Schwab stood and stands by
reason Of his nervous organization and tho
nicely OF his brainy appreciation OF situations
They were not In any true sense OF tho term In
talectlal laad0ra Thew never could be-